Hatfields Beach is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Hatfields Beach is the 186th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Hatfields Beach provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Hatfields Beach is made up of approximately 96% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 2% lifestyle properties.